Monrovia, Jan. 9 -- The National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia has strongly condemned a protest staged at its Upper Bong County Magisterial Office, describing the action as unlawful and based on false and misleading claims.

In a statement issued Thursday, the NEC said a group of young people on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, went to the Commission's Upper Bong office, posted placards on the premises, and alleged-without evidence-that Elections Magistrates and other NEC officers must be natives of the counties to which they are assigned.

The Commission dismissed the claims as "disparaging, unsubstantiated, and unsupported by the Elections Law of Liberia," stressing that no legal provision requires Elections Magistrates to be appoint...